:Seo District, Daegu
{{Short description|District of Daegu, South Korea}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Seo
| native_name = {{nobold|서구}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| settlement_type = Autonomous District
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info1 = 西區
| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info2 = Seo-gu
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|McCune–Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Sŏ-gu
| image_skyline =
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| image_map = Map_of_Seo-gu_in_Deagu.svg
| mapsize =
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Korea
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Yeongnam
| subdivision_type2 = Provincial level
| subdivision_name2 = Daegu
| government_footnotes =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ryu Han-guk ({{Korean|hangul=류한국|labels=no}})
| subdivision_type3 = Administrative divisions
| subdivision_name3 = 17 administrative dong
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| parts =
| area_total_km2 = 17.33
| population_as_of = September 2024{{cite web |url=https://jumin.mois.go.kr/|title=Population statistics |date=2024|website=Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety}}
| population_total = 163,463
| population_density_km2 = 9619
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = Gyeongsang
| website = {{URL|http://www.seogu.daegu.kr/|Seo District Office}}
| image_flag = Flag of Seogu, Daegu.svg
}}
Seo District ({{Korean|hangul=서구|rr=Seo-gu}}) is a gu, or district, in western Daegu, South Korea. A major transportation nexus, it is transected by the Gyeongbu, Guma, and Jungang Expressways. It is also connected to the downtown region and to Dalseong County by Daegu Subway Line 2. The Gyeongbu Line railroad also passes through Seo-gu, but no major stations are located there.
Seo-gu stands at the western edge of Daegu's urbanized region. It is bounded by the downtown Jung District to the east, by Dalseo District to the south and Buk District to the north, and by the largely rural area of Dalseong County to the west. Most of the western third of Seo-gu is taken up by the rural Sangjungi-dong precinct.
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea}}
Seo District is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Sister Cities|url=https://www.dgs.go.kr/english/page.php?mnu_uid=12896|website=dgs.go.kr|publisher=Seo District, Daegu|accessdate=2020-04-14}}
- {{flagicon|PHL}} Bacolod, Philippines
- {{flagicon|PHL}} Angeles City, Philippines{{cite news |work=SunStar|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/06/11/angeles-city-inks-sisterhood-pact-south-korea-226314 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416091625/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/06/11/angeles-city-inks-sisterhood-pact-south-korea-226314 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |title=Seo District, Daegu, Angeles City: Sister cities |publisher=Today |date=6 November 2012 |access-date=2012-12-19 }}
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Hexi (Tianjin), China
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Keqiao (Shaoxing), China
Notable people from Seo District
- Kim Tae-hyung known by his stage name V, actor, singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, composer and member of one of the most successful boyband and best selling artist ever in South Korea, BTS is native of Seo District, Daegu.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Seo-gu, Daegu}}
- [http://www.dgs.go.kr/english/main.php Official site] {{in lang|en}}
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{{coord|35.87|N|128.56|E|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:KR_dim:10km}}